BELLEVUE - On Sunday, December 8th, at approximately 11 a.m., a boat with three occupants capsized below Lock and Dam No. 12 in Bellevue on the Mississippi River. The victims were fishing in a restricted area directly beneath the dam when their boat overturned.
Despite lifesaving measures all occupants drowned. The incident continues to be investigated.
The victims are identified as:
- Mitchell Thomson, 30, Stanwood, Iowa
- Nicholas Thomson, 40, Tipton, Iowa
- Kirk Stout Sr, 61, Marion, Iowa